At sign-up you pay only a £5,000 deposit. Our tutoring team then fully supports your child through preparation. If your child does not receive an offer from the target school agreed at sign-up, we refund the deposit in full. The remaining service fee is only charged once an offer is secured.

Most successful students begin systematic preparation in Year 4 (age 8-9), allowing 12-18 months of runway. For the most competitive schools (such as the Nine Public Schools) we recommend laying foundations from Year 3. We suggest an assessment at least 12 months before the exam.

We select students through a rigorous diagnostic — only those whose AI assessment and consultant interview suggest genuine potential are accepted. This is what underpins our high offer rate. Our tutors are former top-school teachers or admissions officers who understand each school's criteria deeply.

GL Assessment and CEM are the two main 11+ boards in the UK. GL has predictable, well-defined question types; CEM is more varied and tests on-the-spot performance. Different regions and schools use different boards — we build a targeted plan based on your target schools.

Language proficiency matters but is far from insurmountable. We run dedicated programmes for non-native English speakers, and many of our Chinese-heritage students have ultimately excelled in English subjects. James Chen, himself of Chinese heritage, is particularly skilled at helping bilingual students break through.

To give every student full attention and resources, we cap each programme: roughly 10 places for the Nine Public Schools, 30 for the Top 50, and 15 for Oxbridge. Early enrolment is strongly recommended.